Comments on: Carolina Hurricanes 2005-2006

By: intelligentscorpio

intelligentscorpio — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:17:50 +0000

Rutherford did not avail of his chance to buy out Brind’Amour. Didn’t do anything else either to improve the team.

By: Byzzy

Byzzy — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:15:03 +0000

Good article as usual. I believe Carolina has helped themselves by adding Stillman and Whitney, which I see clearly both on the first 2 lines. For my opinion, Vrbata is still a flop for now, but you’re right, he’s one of the many talented players that could create surprises in the “new NHL”. But for now, he will have to produce while playing on the third line, as Whitney and Williams are more proven players. One thing concerning the Hurricanes: it’s been more than a year now, and I don’t understand why they make room for Gerber. We’ll see.

By: TheProfessor

TheProfessor — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:40:15 +0000

I agree.. Whitney and Stillman more than make up for a bad season from O’Neill – this team will improve on last year’s disappointment.

By: tacitus

tacitus — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 04:43:37 +0000

nice article, i only hope one part is wrong. Ray Whitney on the 3rd line is a horrible idea. If this guy is not gonna be on one of ur top 2 lines they should trade him, he will fail as a 3rd liner, like the role he had in Detroit and like Luc Robitalle’s last year in Detroit. He needs/deserves the chance and ice time that he recieved when he was in Columbus in order to be effective

By: mikster

mikster — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:52:00 +0000

Thanks for the correction!

By: distance7

distance7 — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:28:53 +0000

"HEAD COACH: Lindy Ruff. Entering 2nd season."

Someone might wanna call the Sabres about this one...

By: raine_kalisz

raine_kalisz — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:23:05 +0000

This team has the potential to surprise. There are a lot of sleeper players who can perform better than you’d think, especially in the new NHL, as well as a lot of young guys who could really step it up a notch. If they’re goalie tandem plays well they could compete for a playoff spot. They’ve done well in the pre-season so far.